Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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